THIS WEEK'S CREEPY PICKS

AMC airs a collection of horror cult classics during its annual "Monsterfest," beginning at11:30 a.m. today with The Fly. Scheduled films include A Nightmare on Elm Street.

ABC Family's "13 Nights of Halloween" continues with today's premiere of The Initiation of Sarah at 8 p.m., about a college student with strange powers.

Disney Channel airs Return to Halloweentown (the fourth movie in the popular series) at 8 tonight, Tuesday and Thursday, part of a full week of scary flicks in prime time.

Friday

Bravo pays homage to the freaky, the frightening and the fearful, with 100 Scariest Movie Moments airing at 2 p.m., followed by Even Scarier Movie Moments.

ABC airs It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown at 8 p.m. on WPLG-Ch. 10, WPBF-Ch. 25. The 40th anniversary of this classic finds Linus and his hopes again parked in the pumpkin patch, anticipating the appearance of the mystical gigantic gourd.

History Channel airs Haunted History of Halloween at 8 p.m. This 1997 documentary, hosted by Harry Smith, traces the roots of the holiday from its druidic beginnings through today's elaborate costume and candy quest.

Nickelodeon's "Shriekin Weekend," starting at 7 p.m., is a full weekend of spooky toons, includeing frightful new episodes of Mr. Meaty and The X's.

Showtime's Masters of Horror airs at 10 p.m. The second season kicks off with The Damned Thing, inspired by Ambrose Bierce's short story about a monstrous force that devastates a sheriff (Sean Patrick Flanery) and his family in a tiny Texas town.